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Former Ohio State CB Gareon Conley will not be indicted for rape
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When Gareon Conley signed his rookie contract with the Oakland Raiders last Friday, speculation grew that the former Buckeye would not be indicted for rape.
As it turned out, that proved to be true.
A Cleveland grand jury refused to indict Conley for an alleged incident that occurred in a Cleveland hotel prior to the 2017 NFL draft, according to FOX8’s Ed Gallek:
FOX 8 I TEAM has learned from multiple sources a grand jury has decided not to indict former Ohio State football star Gareon Conley
— Ed Gallek (@edgallekfox8) July 31, 2017
Conley was drafted by the Raiders with the No. 24 overall pick despite the fact that it was days removed from rape allegations going public.
With no indictment,, the NFL will close its case because the incident occurred before he joined the league. Conley can, however, still be sued for sexual assault.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.